What If a Doctor Fails to Recognize the Signs and Symptoms of Cancer?
Most people understand that early detection is the key to effective treatment of cancer. That's why people endure the discomfort and indignity of mammograms, prostate exams and other standard diagnostic procedures. Sometimes doctors fail to recognize the early signs of cancer. Timely follow up, treatment and testing when symptoms develop can save your life or the life of your loved one. When cancer is not timely diagnosed, it can lead to with disastrous consequences for the patient.
At Huber & Palsir, our medical malpractice lawyers work closely with nationally prominent experts to determine whether someone's life was unnecessarily shortened by the negligent failure to diagnose cancer in time for effective surgery, chemotherapy or other treatment. If you suspect that a loved one's cancer should have been caught in time to save a life or bodily function, contact us in Philadelphia for a free consultation about your case.
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Not every death or disability caused by cancer can be attributed to a physician's negligence. Our practice focuses on those cases where a medical professional performed below standard of care and that negligence caused or increased the risk of serious or permanent harm suffered by the patient.
The only way to make that determination is to have knowledgeable medical experts perform a thorough review of the medical records, diagnostic studies and films. Having well credentialed physicians who are board certified in their field can carry a lot of weight in the outcome of your case.
Reviewing your medical records with a team of professionals qualified to comment on your doctor's performance can take time. We recommend that you contact us as soon as possible to get started on the assembly and review of your medical records.
Even if our medical experts find evidence of negligence, there remains another important evidentiary hurdle to overcome: did the doctor's negligence actually cause harm to the patient? The causation issue makes and breaks many medical malpractice claims. The defendant can try to show that even where there was a negligent failure to conform to recognized standards of care, even the best of medical care would have made no difference in the patient's particular case.
To learn more about our approach to client service in cases involving the failure to diagnose cancer or a misdiagnosis that unreasonably delayed effective treatment, contact a trial attorney at Huber & Palsir in Philadelphia.
